May 13, 2026 General Motors is laying off IT workers to hire people who specialize in AI BY Pavithra Mohan Multiple reports this week revealed that General Motors is cutting hundreds of jobs in its IT department—but not with the intent to replace them outright with AI. The layoffs are reportedly impacting about 600 employees, … Continue reading General Motors is laying off IT workers to hire people who specialize in AI
May 08, 2026 ‘You are my business coach’: More workers use AI for career advice BY Jessica Klein When communications worker Suzanne Selkow decided to open her own consulting practice, she realized that going solo meant fewer opportunities to “turn to a colleague for a gut check,” she says. Knowing herself to get bogged down in … Continue reading ‘You are my business coach’: More workers use AI for career advice
May 04, 2026 6 in 10 workers say they have a toxic boss, study finds BY Sarah Bregel Your boss can make or break your job experience: a good boss, smooth sailing ahead. A bad boss? Misery. According to a new workplace study, most employees are dealing with the latter. The research comes from Harris Poll’s … Continue reading 6 in 10 workers say they have a toxic boss, study finds
Gov. Hochul bans insider prediction market trades for New York State workers Suswati Basu New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order blocking state workers from using confidential government information to make money on prediction markets, calling the practice a threat to public trust. The order was signed on Wednesday (April … Continue reading Gov. Hochul bans insider prediction market trades for New York State workers
April 19, 2026 Workers who do a ‘Sunday reset’ may make $25,000 more a year BY Eve Upton-Clark Sunday has long been regarded as the day of rest: After a week of early wake-ups and diligently checking off to-do lists, there finally comes the one day where doing nothing is not only socially acceptable—but actively encouraged. … Continue reading Workers who do a ‘Sunday reset’ may make $25,000 more a year
March 31, 2026 March Madness fatigue: Why some office workers hate ‘sportsball’ BY Stephanie Kaloi March Madness is well underway, but for a lot of people, it’s just another day at the office. That is, until you walk into the break room or sign into Slack and realize the place is abuzz with bracket chatter and … Continue reading March Madness fatigue: Why some office workers hate ‘sportsball’
March 24, 2026 The TSA fiasco is an appalling example of how we treat essential workers BY Sarah Bregel Amid the partial government shutdown, at least 61,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are going without pay. Regardless, the employees, who are considered essential workers, have to continue showing up to work, despite not earning an income. … Continue reading The TSA fiasco is an appalling example of how we treat essential workers
March 11, 2026 Workers are too afraid of layoffs to take PTO BY Jared Lindzon Spring break season is in full swing, and summer vacations will be here before you know it. Layoff fears, however, have some Americans forgoing their paid time off (PTO) just when they need it the most—but experts warn pushing themselves won’t … Continue reading Workers are too afraid of layoffs to take PTO
February 04, 2026 Companies replaced entry-level workers with AI. Now they are paying the price span>span]:whitespace-nowrap”>Isaac, 33, has been a mid-level software development engineer at a Big Tech firm for four years, and noticed entry-level job postings dropping at his workplace at the start of 2025. The work, however, didn’t vanish with them. Tasks once handled … Continue reading Companies replaced entry-level workers with AI. Now they are paying the price
French Ubisoft workers vote to strike “We’re calling for a HALT to management’s obsession with penny-pinching and worsening our working conditions.” Will Shanklin Wed, January 28, 2026 A logo of Ubisoft is seen at its booth during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, western Germany. (Photo … Continue reading French Ubisoft workers vote to strike
